as Splashing Tetras or Splash Tetras, because of the unique
reproductive method of the best-known representative of the genus,
Copella arnoldi. They are not as closely related to the tetras proper
in the Characidae as initially believed. More

Physical description: The Splash Tetra has an elongated body. The body
color is olive green to brown and the belly is white. A stripe,
slightly darker than the body color, extends from the gill cover to
the caudal fin. More

The Splash Tetra or Copeina arnoldi is a freshwater fish that is best
known for its elaborate mating ritual. The male and the female will
leap out of the water together and attach themselves to low hanging
vegetation. More